is: the pole of a compass needle which, when allowed to move freely under the influence of the Earth's magnetic field, points in a northerly direction. (This means that the Earth's north geographic pole is close to a south magnetic pole!) [P4.2]
is: the magnetic pole from which magnetic field lines emerge and diverge. [P4.2]
sometimes is called: the north-seeking pole. [P4.2]
See magnetic pole.
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